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Back when more people were racist, they thought they were better than black people so black people had to give up their seat on the bus. 

On a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks steadfastly refuses to give up her seat to a white man. Her stubborn attitude sparks a Montgomery bus boycott that lasts for a year.

This caused more black people to stand up for themselves and their rights.]]> 2023-02-13 12:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnsheldon2025/6ghrwv66kgqmfxxc/wish/2478855009 shawnsheldon2025 https://padlet.com/shawnsheldon2025/6ghrwv66kgqmfxxc/wish/2478858355 https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement-timeline

The pupils wanted admission to the white school in hopes of a better education.

The Little Rock Nine are nine Black pupils who were denied admission to Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. The students are eventually escorted by federal forces sent by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, but not before they endure more harassment.


Outrage was the result of this.]]> 2023-02-13 12:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnsheldon2025/6ghrwv66kgqmfxxc/wish/2478858355 shawnsheldon2025 https://padlet.com/shawnsheldon2025/6ghrwv66kgqmfxxc/wish/2478865731 https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement-timeline

Discrimination and hatred towards african american people caused this protest to happen.

Martin Luther King Jr. is present as one of 60 Black pastors and civil rights activists from several southern states who assemble in Atlanta, Georgia to plan nonviolent demonstrations against racial injustice and segregation.


More and more people were outraged at this so more and more people stood up against racism.]]> 2023-02-13 12:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnsheldon2025/6ghrwv66kgqmfxxc/wish/2478865731 shawnsheldon2025 https://padlet.com/shawnsheldon2025/6ghrwv66kgqmfxxc/wish/2478869262 https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement-timeline

To help safeguard voting rights, Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law. The statute permits those who obstruct another person's right to vote to face federal prosecution.]]> 2023-02-13 13:00:20 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnsheldon2025/6ghrwv66kgqmfxxc/wish/2478869262 shawnsheldon2025 https://padlet.com/shawnsheldon2025/6ghrwv66kgqmfxxc/wish/2478873008 https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement-timeline

Participating in The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom are about 250,000 people. In his "I Have a Dream" speech, Martin Luther King declared, "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the real meaning of its creed: "We consider these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." This speech served as the Lincoln Memorial's closing address.]]> 2023-02-13 13:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnsheldon2025/6ghrwv66kgqmfxxc/wish/2478873008 shawnsheldon2025 https://padlet.com/shawnsheldon2025/6ghrwv66kgqmfxxc/wish/2478878042 https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement-timeline

The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlaws employment discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, or national origin, is signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was established under Title VII of the Act to aid in the fight against employment discrimination.]]> 2023-02-13 13:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnsheldon2025/6ghrwv66kgqmfxxc/wish/2478878042 shawnsheldon2025 https://padlet.com/shawnsheldon2025/6ghrwv66kgqmfxxc/wish/2478917378 https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement-timeline

Bloody Sunday. During the Selma to Montgomery March, 600 civil rights activists walk from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, the state's capital, to denounce the disenfranchisement of Black voters. They are violently attacked by local cops who block them. Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders lead two more marches before ultimately arriving in Montgomery on March 25 after winning their legal battle to be allowed to march.]]> 2023-02-13 13:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnsheldon2025/6ghrwv66kgqmfxxc/wish/2478917378 shawnsheldon2025 https://padlet.com/shawnsheldon2025/6ghrwv66kgqmfxxc/wish/2478944545 https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement-timeline

In order to stop literacy tests from being used as a voting requirement, President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Additionally, it permitted federal observers to watch over polling stations and federal examiners to evaluate voter eligibility.]]> 2023-02-13 13:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnsheldon2025/6ghrwv66kgqmfxxc/wish/2478944545 shawnsheldon2025 https://padlet.com/shawnsheldon2025/6ghrwv66kgqmfxxc/wish/2478962808 In Memphis, Tennessee, Martin Luther King, Jr. is killed while standing on the balcony of his hotel room. In 1969, James Earl Ray is found guilty of the murder.]]> 2023-02-13 13:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnsheldon2025/6ghrwv66kgqmfxxc/wish/2478962808 shawnsheldon2025 https://padlet.com/shawnsheldon2025/6ghrwv66kgqmfxxc/wish/2478993610 https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement-timeline

The Fair Housing Act of 1968, which guarantees equal housing opportunities regardless of race, religion, or national origin, is signed into law by President Johnson.]]> 2023-02-13 13:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnsheldon2025/6ghrwv66kgqmfxxc/wish/2478993610